Golf clubs

Abstract

A golf club equivalent in driving distance to a standard 2-iron, 3-iron, 4-iron, 5-iron or 6-iron, where each club varies from the equivalent standard iron club in that the shaft is shorter, the loft angle is decreased, the lie angle is increased, and the club head weight is increased, where the swing weight remains approximately the same and where the club head is a metal club head of the type used for drivers and fairway woods.

I claim:  
     
       1. A set of five correlated golf club metal woods for the performance of golf shots of the type and distance associated with the set of irons designated as a 2-iron, 3-iron, 4-iron, 5-iron and 6-iron, where a first club of said set of golf club metals wood has a shaft approximately 38.5 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 259 to 279 grams, a loft of approximately 17 degrees and a lie of approximately 60 degrees to produce a golf shot equivalent to a 2-iron, a second club of said set of golf club metals wood has a shaft approximately 38 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 265 to 285 grams, a loft of approximately 20 degrees and a lie of approximately 61 degrees to produce a golf shot equivalent to a 3-iron, a third club of said set of golf club metal woods has a shaft approximately 37.5 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 271 to 291 grams, a loft of approximately 23 degrees and a lie of approximately 62 degrees to produce a golf shot equivalent to a 4-iron, a fourth club of said set of golf club metal woods has a shaft approximately 37 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 277 to 297 grams, a loft of approximately 26 degrees and a lie of approximately 63 degrees to produce a golf shot equivalent to a 5-iron, and a fifth club of said set of golf club metal woods has a shaft approximately 36.5 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 283 to 303 grams, a loft of approximately 29 degrees and a lie of approximately 64 degrees to produce a golf shot equivalent to a 6-iron. 
     
     
       2. A set of at least two correlated golf club metal woods, said set comprising a first metal wood having a shaft approximately 38.5 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 259 to 279 grams, a loft of approximately 17 degrees and a lie of approximately 60 degrees, and a second metal wood having a shaft approximately 38 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 265 to 285 grams, a loft of approximately 20 degrees and a lie of approximately 61 degrees. 
     
     
       3. The set of correlated golf club metal woods in  claim 2 , further comprising a third metal wood having a shaft approximately 37.5 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 271 to 291 grams, a loft of approximately 23 degrees and a lie of approximately 62 degrees. 
     
     
       4. The set of correlated golf club metal woods in  claim 3 , further comprising a fourth metal wood having a shaft approximately 37 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 277 to 297 grams, a loft of approximately 26 degrees and a lie of approximately 63 degrees. 
     
     
       5. The set of correlated golf club metal woods in  claim 4 , further comprising a fifth metal wood having a shaft approximately 36.5 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 283 to 303 grams, a loft of approximately 29 degrees and a lie of approximately 64 degrees. 
     
     
       6. A set of at least three correlated golf club metal woods, said set comprising a first metal wood having a shaft approximately 38.5 inches in length, a club head weight range of approximately 259 to 279 grams, a loft of approximately 17 degrees and a lie of approximately 60 degrees, and at least two successive metal woods each having different shaft lengths, different club head weight ranges, different lofts and different lies from each other and each having a shorter shaft length, an increased lie, an increased loft and an increased range of club head weight from said first metal wood, wherein each of said at least two successive metal woods produces a golf shot of shorter distance and greater loft than said first metal wood, and wherein any one of said metal woods comprising said set differs from another one of said metal woods by approximately 0.5 inches in shaft length, approximately one degree in lie, approximately 3 degrees in loft, and approximately 6 grams in club head weight range. 
     
     
       7. The set of correlated golf club metal woods in  claim 6 , further comprising a third successive metal wood having a different shaft length, different club head weight range, different loft and different lie from said first metal wood and said two successive metal woods, said third successive metal wood having a shorter shaft length, an increased lie, an increased loft and an increased range of club head weight from said first metal wood and from said two successive metal woods, wherein said third successive metal wood produces a golf shot of shorter distance and greater loft than said first metal wood and said two successive metal woods, and wherein any one of said metal woods comprising said set differs from another one of said metal woods by approximately 0.5 inches in shaft length, approximately one degree in lie, approximately 3 degrees in loft, and approximately 6 grams in club head weight range. 
     
     
       8. The set of correlated golf club metal woods in  claim 7 , further comprising a fourth successive metal wood having a different shaft length, different club head weight range, different loft and different lie from said first metal wood, said two successive metal woods and said third successive metal wood, said fourth successive metal wood having a shorter shaft length, an increased lie, an increased loft and an increased range of club head weight from said first metal wood, said two successive metal woods and said third successive metal wood, wherein said fourth successive metal wood produces a golf shot of shorter distance and greater loft than said first metal wood, said two successive metal woods and said third successive metal wood, and wherein any one of said metal woods comprising said set differs from another one of said metal woods by approximately 0.5 inches in shaft length, approximately one degree in lie, approximately 3 degrees in loft, and approximately 6 grams in club head weight range. 
     
     
       9. A golf club metal wood having a shaft approximately 38.5 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 259 to 279 grams, a loft of approximately 17 degrees and a lie of approximately 60 degrees. 
     
     
       10. A golf club metal wood having a shaft approximately 38 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 265 to 285 grams, a loft of approximately 20 degrees and a lie of approximately 61 degrees. 
     
     
       11. A golf club metal wood having a shaft approximately 37.5 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 271 to 291 grams, a loft of approximately 23 degrees and a lie of approximately 62 degrees. 
     
     
       12. A golf club metal wood having a shaft approximately 37 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 277 to 297 grams, a loft of approximately 26 degrees and a lie of approximately 63 degrees. 
     
     
       13. A golf club metal wood having a shaft approximately 36.5 inches in length, a club head weight of approximately 283 to 303 grams, a loft of approximately 29 degrees and a lie of approximately 64 degrees.